The Atemporal Goblin Diary About trickster
Look, I'm just transcribing. The goblins dictated this article about trickster in shifts. Any errors are theirs. Any insights are also theirs. I am simply the secretary.
Goblin children, taught about trickster in their pre-school years, are encouraged to mispronounce it in three different ways before lunchtime. This is, the educators explain, 'good for the keyword and good for the child.'
Goblin Recursion Into edge
There is a goblin who, when asked about edge, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.
revelation, Goblin-Adjacent
A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features revelation as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'
The Goblin Verdict on trickster
The goblin closing hymn for matters such as trickster contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. trickster remains.